Note, again, how the order of the information has been | changed, but the meaning of the sentence is the same.. The answer is in paragraph 4, in the second sentence, A is incorrect becau
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Reading Passage 2
— Questions 15 ~ À1
15 Answer: vi The paragraph is about the fact that there are two distinct superorders in the classification of Reptilia Note heading
iii is incorrect; the idea being that they are not ferrible lizards Look at the word although at the start of the paragraph,
16 Answer: xi The paragraph talks about the origins of both lepidesaurs and archosaurs, in the Triassic period, Heading ix is
therefore incorrect, as this covers only part of the content of the paragraph
17 Answer: xiii Heading i is incorrect, as this is a reference only to a detail in the paragraph
j 18 Answer: vii The second sentence of the paragraph is the topic sentence, which gives the theme of the paragraph, You also need
to look at the end of the paragraph for the word unique Heading li is incorrect, as the paragraph is talking about features which
| distinguish dinosaurs from other animals and other archosaurs
{9 Answer: iv The answer is in the first two sentences of the paragraph, which the rest of the paragraph expands upon Heading
} xii is incorrect, as this heading covers only part of the paragraph
20 Answer: v The paragraph deals with the suborders of Saurischia
21 Answer: viii The answer is in the first sentence of the paragraph °
22 Answer: skeletal anatomy The answer is in paragraph A Note how the information is presented in a different order in the
paragraph Note how the text asa whole hangs around this key phrase,
23 Answer: eosuchians The answer is in the last sentence of paragraph B Note, again, how the order of the information has been
| changed, but the meaning of the sentence is the same
24, Answer: two long bones The answer is in the second half of paragraph C The use of the colon is important here The answer
i therefore needs to be an explanation of the word vomers Itis important to check the word Umit, not all of the information about
| vomers in the passage can be included here
Questions 25 ~ 28
25 Answer: B The answer is at the end of paragraph D Eis incorrect as this refers to lizards, and not to dinosaurs See the middle
of paragraph Ð
26 Answer: G The answer is in the third sentence of paragraph Ey All dinosaurs had a pelvic girdle with each side comprised of
three bones (i.€ six bones) The answer is not A, because in the first sentence it says that dinosaurs are divided into two orders,
and in paragraph F that Saurischia was divided into two suborders, but, in paragraph G, Omithischia into three suborders
ị 27, Answer: H, The answer can be found in paragraph F It is important to note the word unlike in the first part of the sentence C
is incorrect, because both could be heavy
ì 28 Answer: F The answer is in paragraph G The first part of the sentence refers to the ornithopods, the second part to the
: thyreaphoraus D is incorrect, because this pirase refers to the dinosaurs mentioned in the first part of the sentence, not the
second
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Reading Passage 3
Questions 29 — 32
29 Answer: Yes The answer is in the last sentence of paragraph 2
30 Answer: Not Given
31 Answer: Yes The answer is at the beginning of paragraph 3; 1690 is in the 17" century
32 Answer: No, The answer is in the first sentence of paragraph 4; it is not strange but understandable that people are sceptical
Questions 33 — 36
33 Answer: D The answer is in paragraph 4, in the second sentence, A is incorrect because combining the senses in a public
display in the passage, does not have the same meaning as A B is incorrect, as the passage does not mention frequency C is
incorrect, because the word involuntary does not have the same meaning as in the passage
34 Answer: C The answer is to be found in paragraph 5, in both the second and the third sentences, A is incorrect, because the
passage states that they did have these abilities B is incorrect as the meaning of well-documented is recorded in detail And D
is incorrect, because there is no mention of any agreement in the text
35 Answer: C Paragraph 6 talks about Wassily Kandinsky, and the answer is in the last sentence A is incorrect, as he was at a
performance, not in one B is not right, because found does not have the same meaning as founded D is incorrect, because it is
not complete
36 Answer: A The answer is in paragraph 7, in the second sentence B is incorrect, because it is the knowledge that is a revelation,
not the people C is not right, because no mention is made of inferiority or superiority And D is not right, because there is no
mention of this
Questions 37 ~ 40
37-40, Answers: A, C, E, F The answers can be found if paragraphs 7 A and F are in the fifth sentence of paragraph 7 E in the
fourth sentencé of the same paragraph C is at the end of the paragraph The distracters are wrong for the following reasons:
B is incorrect, because in paragraph 7 it says: It is not unusual for people who have synaesthesia to be creative ’ D is
incorrect, because it is the condition not the people that have the drawbacks (see the first sentence of paragraph 8) And G
is not correct, because as the last sentence of paragraph 8 says, the link between colour and writing is not meant literally
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Key to Test 6
Reading Passage 1
Questions 1-10
Remember to read the summary through quickly to get an idea of the overall meaning in the text Then complete the blank spaces
Look at the Key for the second Reading Passage in Test 1
10
Answer: Imagine
Answer: citizen
Answer: crocodile
Answer: obelisk
Answer: obelisk Remember that the instructions said that you could use a word more than once and this is it Note that the
word features is a verb Therefore, a noun as a subject is required here
Answer: Pharaoh
Answer: uprising
Answer: mind/minds
Answer: propaganda
Answer: subtle If you read the gap-filling exercise, without looking at the passage, you may come up with the adjective good,
but the word good is not in the passage Still this should help you to find the answer, as you read the text
Questions 11 ~ 14
1E
12
13,
14
Answer: D The answer is in paragraph 5: propaganda is simply a process of persuasion
Answer: D The answer is in paragraph 5, in the last sentence You have to be careful here as the inclination for most people is
to put C as the answer However, the writer is talking about the time before 1914, Compare the use of the present simple when
you describe the graph in Task | of the writing Test: The graph shows , From 1950 to 1960 sales rise In the latter case the
present simple is used to describe the past! You could in the latter case use the simple past Also look at newspaper headlines
Note also the first sentence of the next paragraph: /t is unlikely that propaganda will ever be rehabilitated as a neutral
concept (i.e as it was before 1914),
Answer: A The answer is in paragraph 7 Note that B and C are the opposite of the answer and D is obviously nonsense
Answer: B The answer is in the last sentence of the last paragraph The expression fo be had means to be deceived Note that
the public knows the deception is happening and agrees to it: but we don’t know if they are happy about it
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Reading Passage 2
Questions 15 ~ 21
15 Answer: English lexicographer The answer is in the first line of paragraph 1 Note you cannot put the word great because of
the word an Nor can you use the word lexicographer on its own for the same reason
16 Answer: (of) human knowledge The answer is in the first sentence of paragraph 2
17 Answer: advent of printing The answer is towards the end of paragraph 2 Note you cannot use the word momentous, because
of the phrase al! important Some may be tempted to write first revolution which is found in the last sentence of the paragraph
The advent of printing is the first revolution in information technology, but if you use the phrase first revolution, the sense of the
sentence is not complete
18 Answer: Renaissance man The answer is in the second sentence of paragraph 4
19 Answer: easy access to information/easily accessible information/easy information access The answer is in the penultimate
20 Answer: all-knowing The answer is in the last sentence of paragraph 4
21 Answer: stream of information The answer is in the first sentence of paragraph 5
Note that in this section you are scanning the text for specific information Note that sometimes the sentences for
completion in the exercise may contain synonyms of words in the reading passage Or the sentence for completion may
be a paraphrase of the text Be prepared to scan for meaning, and not just words
Questions 22-25
22 Answer: the most singular failure The answer is in the last sentence of paragraph 5
23 Answer! a natural human instinct The answer is in the first sentence of paragraph 6, Note the paraphrase here in the question
24 Answer: a vortex/a veritable vortex/a large information machine, The answer is in the middle of paragraph 6, Note the
word limit means you have to change the word order for the second alternative,
25 Answer: disillusionment and stress, The answer is in the last sentence of paragraph 6,
Questions 26 — 28
26 Answer: No The answer is in the first sentence of paragraph 7
27 Answer: Not Given
28 Answer: No, The answer isin paragraph 9 The phrase not all it is cracked up to be means not as good or beneficial as people
believe
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Reading Passage 3
Questions 29-33
29 Answer: C
30, Answer: E
31 Answer: B
32 Answer: D
33 Answer: A
Questions 34-37
34, Answer: Not Given, The answer is in paragraph 5, Scan the text for the name and the date We have only information about
people living in the castle before 1639 The text mentions the castle fell into a state of disrepair, but nothing about people living
there Note the double negative in the statement
35 Answer: Yes The answer js in the last sentence of paragraph 5 it is redolent of another age, another dream
36 Answer: Yes The answer is in the first sentence of paragraph 6: /500-odd men means more than 1500,
37 Answer: Yes, The answer is in the first sentence of paragraph 7: Someone once said But it is certainly well worth a visit
Questions 38-40
38 Answer: A The answer is in the latter half of paragraph 7 Itis a summary of the feelings described in this part of the text B and
D are basically the same and so neither of them can be the answer! Alternative C is obviously wrong
39 Answer: B
40 Answer: D, Alternatives A and B reflect only part of the text As for C, the direction of the journey is West to East!
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Key to Test 7
Reading Passage 1 ,
Questions 1-8
Note that each passage in this practice test has a section on headings Some candidates make the mistake of reacting
emo!
first
tionally to this type of question If they see it in the first reading passage, they then go to the next one and do the
passage last This is not wise The questions relating to the passages become more difficult So candidates reduce
their chances of obtaining a high score, It is, therefore, better to approach the passages logically; and to train oneself to
do so In this test, you cannot jump to the end as each passage has headings
Answer: viii The answer is not heading xii The text does not say whether Lotte was a postgraduate student or not
Also being a student relates only to part of the information in the paragraph
Answer: v Some people may be tempted to choose xiii as the answer This heading is not possible, as the paragraph’
is talking about a change in interest from socio-linguistics to texts and the book So it is the opposite of the answer
which is required
Answer: x Heading i is not possible, because it refers only to part of the information in the paragraph It is part of
the development of Wytze’s work and is part of the subsidiary information which gives you the correct heading
Answer: vi Heading vii is incorrect, because there is no indication as to whether the work mentioned is to be
published or not
Answer: ii
Answer: ix
7 Answer: xiv Again, the distracter iv is not possible, because Wytze’s research was not restricted to Oxford Nor
does the paragraph just talk about research
Answer: xi Heading xv relates only to one piece of information in the first sentence Be careful with reading only
first and last sentences of paragraphs to work out a paragraph heading
The passage is long, but the headings are fairly straightforward
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Questions 9-14
9
10
I1
12
13,
14
Answer: Yes The answer is in paragraph A
Answer: Yes, The answer is in paragraph B Note the phrase prior to, which means before
Answer: No The answer is in paragraph C; in the latter half of the first sentence Note how the word should
indicates Wytze’s opinion, not the writer’s
Answer: Not Given Look at the information in paragraphs E and F
Answer: Yes The answer is in paragraph H Note that Lotte worked in Amsterdam only during part of the 60s and
70s
Answer: No The answer is in paragraph 1
Question 15
15 Answer: A The answer here is fairly obvious
Reading Passage 2
Questions 16 ~ 20
16
19
20
Answer: i, Heading x is nota suitable answer It has just been lifted from the introductory sentence of the paragraph Be careful
with relying on reading just the first and the last sentences of paragraphs
Answer: vị,
Answer: iv Heading ii does not work, as it relates only to one piece of information in the paragraph
Answer: vill, Heading vii is not correct, because it again relates to one detail in the paragraph
Answer: ix Heading v relates only to a detail in the paragraph
Questions 21 ~ 27
21
22,
23
24,
25
26
27
Answer: Yes The answer is in the latter half of paragraph A
Answer: Yes The answer is in paragraph B and the rest of the passage after that Note how the statement in the exercise is very
wide, i.e general It covers/paraphrases the meaning in the paragraph: something momentous had occurred to wipe out
party ideology, i.e it affected it,
Answer: Yes The answer is in the first sentence of paragraph C,
Answer; Not Given The answer is in paragraph E The text does not say anything about the Independent Whigs having large
country estates We can work out that most owned land, invariably country gentlemen, but we know nothing about the estates
themselves Note incidentally that the exercise says all as opposed to invariably country gentlemen, i.e most However, we are
looking at the whole statement not part of it, so the answer cannot be No
Answer: Yes, The answer is at the end of paragraph E
Answer: No, The answer is in paragraph F
Answer: Not Given See the end of paragraph F We do not know if Harris's analysis was used by Namier to support his views
We only know the results of Harris's analysis
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Reading Passage 3
Questions 28-35
28
29
39
Answer:
Answer? xii,
Answer: fli
Answer: vi
, Answer: viii
Answer: ix
Answer: xi,
_ Answer: iv, Note that xiii is not the answer The paragraph is not about @ swinging pendulum, The pendulum has
swung from one side to the other,
Questions 36-46
36
37
40
Answer: D, The answer is in paragraph A A is not suitable, because the text talks about the change in attitude being brought
about by the dentystification of medicine B is not suitable, because the text does not say whether the attitude change has led to
a considerable improvement And C Is nonsense
Answer: A The answer is in paragraph F B is not suitable, because it is the opposite of what is in the text C is not suitable,
because it is the opposite; compare B As for D; the text is not about all medical personnel, but about doctors,
Answer: D Alternative A is not suitable, because the writer indicates throughout that the text that he is for the changes,
nowhere does it indicate that he has not made up his mind about them B is not suitable, because it contradicts the writer’s views
and C is vot suitable because from the tone of the passage, it is clear that he supports the measures,
Answer: A Alternative B is not suitable, because this heading relates to only part of the idea in the text The heading in
alternative C does not relate to the text The passage is about the shift to a more patient-oriented service rather than a general
look at medical training As regards D, the text does not indicate this at all Note a panacea is a cure-all
Answer: B A is not suitable, because the writer is definitely not criticising the change in attitude Note that the text is primarily
about the shift in public attitude, and not about developments in medicine (See 39A) C is not suitable, as the text does not talk
about the need for changes, but a change that has taken place Alternative D does not relate to the text
Note how the answer here relates to the answer for 39 above The purpose helps to give you a title for the passage
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Key to Test 8
Reading Passage 1
Questions 1 ~6
Answer: No, The answer is in paragraph 1 The answer is at the end of the second sentence: sand most recently, and its first
excursion this century outside the literature of the Museum, in Christopher Hibbert’s new biography of George Ill
2 Answer: Yes, The answer is in the last sentence of paragraph 2 The writer points out the review was anonymous when
published and then gives the name of the person who wrote it,
3 Answer: Yes The answer is in the last sentence of paragraph 2 See number 2
4 Answer: Yes The answer is in paragraph 3
5 Answer: No The answer is in paragraph 2 Note that Murray is the publisher The book was written by Richard Ford
6 Answer: Not Given The text does not give any indication about the amount of money involved
7 Answer: King’s library The answer is in paragraph 4 Note the answer is not Notes & Queries
8 Answer: munificent gift The answer is in paragraph 4
9 Answer: absolutely unfounded The answer is in paragraph 6
10 Answer: invelved in the plan The answer is in paragraph 7
Questions 11 ~ 14
11,
14
Answer: C The answer is at the beginning of paragraph 8
Answer: C The answer is in paragraph 8 in the part of the text that is inside the parenthesis at the end: a suggestion that is
Supported by
Answer: B The answer is in the first sentence of the last paragraph, Note the word obscure means unclear
Answer: A The answer is in second sentence of the last paragraph Note that the word veteran does not mean old here, but that
Coker had been a politician for a long time
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Reading Passage 2
Questions 15 - 21
15 Answer: vii
16 Answer: vi
17 Answer: xi Heading iv is not suitable as it does not really talk about the countryside, but the noise there Nor is there any
mention of beauty
18 Answer: viii, Heading ix is not suitable as the paragraph does not just talk about restaurants
19, Answer: x
20 Answer: fil
21 Answer: i
Questions 22 - 27
Note that you can use A as the answer more than once
22 Answer: K The answer is at the end of paragraph B
23 Answer: A The passage does not give any solution for cinemas See paragraph E
24, Answer: D The answer is in paragraph G Restaurants are talked about in paragraph E, but the solution is given in paragraph G
25, Answer: F The answer is in paragraph G in the second sentence
26 Answer: L The answer is in paragraph D
27, Answer: A The passage does not give any solution for shops
Reading Passage 3
Questions 28-31
The answers to this section are all in the first paragraph -
28 Answer: No
29 Answer: No Note that the text says may deplore This sentence is in effect like the first sentence of an although clause: Although they deplore, Note the word But at the beginning of the last sentence of the paragraph
30 Answer: No The answer is in the last two sentences of the paragraph :
`, 31, Answer: Not Given